in tears
idiom
: having tears come out of one's eyes
We were laughing so hard that we were in tears.
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Alex's sacrifice at the end of season 2 left many fans in tears.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Reilly, according to one witness, was in tears.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
What happened the day after left viewers in tears.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Between sentences of Italian, the two falter, Knox in tears, Mignini unwilling to bend, and try to work their way through the case and their motivations.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Reilly, according to one witness, was in tears.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
What happened the day after left viewers in tears.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Between sentences of Italian, the two falter, Knox in tears, Mignini unwilling to bend, and try to work their way through the case and their motivations.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in tears
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“In tears.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20tears. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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